My Second Workshop

Last week I finished my second workshop and here are some reflections about this workshop.

This workshop is very different from the first one as we have changed the classroom. The space is smaller compared to our first classroom, but interestingly there were also less students attending this lesson this time, so it still worked well. There are 60 students in total attending the workshop and I feel most of them have enjoyed our activities. More people are willing to share their feelings this time as we have spent more time together and students get to know each other more. I also feel that I have gain more trust from the students, but sadly I have only one workshop left.

This time I invited two of my colleagues to co-facilitate activities with me. I noticed that how different we behave in front of students and that also resulted in different reactions from students. One of my colleague is very good at improving the atmosphere. For example, at first students are a bit slouchy and quiet, but she sensitively noticed that and suggested we can play some games as icebreaker so that students are cheered up more. She finished the whole process in a very short time, which is very impressive to me. I also noticed that concise instruction is very important before starting activities. Students may easily get lost if the instruction is not clear or if the language is not direct enough. The cooperation among facilitators are also important. There are a few unexpected moments happening in this workshop but we managed to tackle them. It is also very important to respect your coworkers and I think we did well regarding to this as none of us interrupt other people’s parts.

I have performed better and longer this time as I was responsible for the reflection part. I had some positive interaction with students in the reflection part and I also received some nice feedback after the workshop. I think I have improved my skills to facilitate group activities and I feel more comfortable to speak in front of groups as well. Compared to the first workshop, I was more independent this time since I wasn’t expecting help form my colleague in my part, and I managed to do it well.


Here are some pictures from the workshop.







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